Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Kia Optima 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin VSC173_QA · NHTSA communication 10154692 · issued Feb 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN (SC173): QUESTION AND ANSWER GUIDE - This document is is a question and answer guide containing frequently asked questions regarding the campaign.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.